A jet with 60 passengers and four crew members collided with an Army helicopter while approaching Ronald Reagan National Airport near Washington, D.C., sending the two aircraft plummeting into the Potomac River. Everyone on board the two aircraft is feared dead, officials said Thursday.
DALLAS — Investigators from the National Transportation Safety Board will likely be studying three main elements as they try to pinpoint the cause of the mid-air collision between American Airlines Flight 5342 and the U.S. Army helicopter on Wednesday night.
Aviation experts have warned for years about near collisions at airports around the US, citing air traffic control shortages and airspace congestion.
An American Airlines plane and an Army helicopter collided Wednesday night near Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport.
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While landing at Reagan National Airport in Washington, DC on Wednesday shortly before 9 p.m., American Airlines Flight 5342 collided with an Army Black Hawk helicopter and crashed into the icy Potomac River.
An American Eagle jet and an Army helicopter collided over Washington on Wednesday night. The number of casualties is unclear, and a search-and-rescue mission is ongoing.
There are no expected survivors after an American Airlines passenger jet and a U.S. Army Black Hawk helicopter collided in mid-air in D.C.
American Airlines has said anyone who believes their loved ones were on board American Eagle Flight 5342 can call toll-free at 800-679-8215 for information.
In 1949, a passenger plane and a military craft collided near Washington DC, launching a grim recovery effort in the Potomac River.
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Robert Isom said said airline is focused on passengers, crew members, first responders, families and loved ones.